Tycho Brahe Bibliographical essay.Category Science Astronomy History People Brahe, TychoTycho Brahe (15461601). Tyge (Latinized as Tycho) Brahe Tycho Brahe'scontributions to astronomy were enormous. He not only designed and http://es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/Galileo/People/tycho_brahe.html

Extractions: metal insert over the missing part. He returned to Denmark in 1570. In 1572 Tycho observed the new star in Cassiopeia and published a brief tract about it the following year. In 1574 he gave a course of lectures on astronomy at the University of Copenhagen. He was now convinced that the improvement of astronomy hinged on accurate observations. After another tour of Germany, where he visited astronomers, Tycho accepted an offer from the King Frederick II to fund an observatory. He was given the little island of Hven in the Sont near Copenhagen, and there he built his observatory, Uraniburg , which became the finest observatory in Europe. Sextant Mural Quadrant Tycho designed and built new instruments, calibrated them, and instituted nightly observations. He also ran his own printing press. The observatory was visited by many scholars, and Tycho trained a generation of young astronomers there in the art of observing. After a falling out with King Christian IV, Tycho packed up his instruments and books in 1597 and left Denmark. After traveling several years, he settled in Prague in 1599 as the Imperial Mathematician at the court of Emperor Rudolph II. He died there in 1601. His instruments were stored and eventually lost.

Brahe Short article of his life and work.Category Science Astronomy History People Brahe, TychoTycho Brahe. Tycho Brahe, who came from the nobility, was intended by his familyfor a career as a lawyer and diplomat. He eventually became an astronomer. http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Brahe.html

Extractions: Tycho Brahe , who came from the nobility, was intended by his family for a career as a lawyer and diplomat. He eventually became an astronomer. His scientific interests included Alchemy and he was a convinced believer in Astrology (celestial influences were believed to play a part in alchemical processes). On 11 November 1572, he emerged into the dark of the early evening, after a long stint of alchemical experimentation, and his first glance at the sky showed him an extra star in the constellation of Cassiopeia, almost directly overhead. He instantly summoned his chemical assistant to confirm that the star really was there. He was not the first to see the new star (a supernova) but his observations of it (published in 1574) did much to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the star really belonged to the firmament and was not merely a local phenomenon in the sublunary world (as comets were generally believed to be). The star is now usually known as 'Tycho's supernova'. It turned Tycho's interest back to astronomy. With financial help from the King of Denmark, he went on to set up a purpose-built observatory, on the island of Hveen in Copenhagen Sound. The observatory, called Uraniborg, was equipped with exceptionally large and accurate instruments (and with an alchemical laboratory in its basement). At Uraniborg Tycho made twenty years' worth of astronomical observations. After quarrelling with the new King, Tycho closed down his observatory and sought a place for himself and his instruments at various courts.

Extractions: Tycho [Tyge] Brahe (1546-1601), probably the greatest pre-telescopic astronomer. Born on 14 December 1546 in Knudstrup (Denmark) and of noble descent, he was sent by his family to study in Copenhagen, then to Leipzig to study Law, but he soon became entirely occupied with astronomy. In 1565 and 1566 Tycho studied mathematics at the universities in Wittenburg and Rostock. It is in Rostock that Tycho engaged in a duel with a fellow student and nobleman, that ended up costing him part of his nose. Tycho's reputation as an accomplished astronomer rose quickly, primarily through his observations of and writings on the 1572 Novae in Cassiopea, and of the 1577 comet . Tycho demonstrated, perhaps more convincingly than anyone before him, the falsity of the Aristotelian doctrine of the immutability of the Heavens, and of the Aristotelian theory of comets as an atmospheric phenomenon taking place in the sublunar sphere. On May 23 1576, by royal decree the Danish King Frederick II granted Tycho the island of Hven, east of Copenhagen (now part of Sweden, but a Danish possession at the time), as well as an annual stipend to further Tycho's astronomical researches. Tycho took full advantage of his independence and financial security. He established on the island the Uraniborg Observatory. Throughout his career, and in particular at Uraniborg, Tycho proceeded to build astronomical

Extractions: TYCHO BRAHE Astronomer Brahe isn't as famous as Galileo or Copernicus , but in some circles he's considered the father of modern astronomy. He spent much of his life compiling the world's first truly accurate and complete set of astronomical tables all before the invention of the telescope. Brahe's assistant, Johannes Kepler , later used the tables to deduce the laws of planetary motion. In 1628 Kepler published the Rudolphine Tables , a list of remarkably accurate logarithmic astronomical tables based on Brahe's observations and Kepler's subsequent analysis.

Extractions: Tycho Brahe , who came from the nobility, was intended by his family for a career as a lawyer and diplomat. He eventually became an astronomer. His scientific interests included Alchemy and he was a convinced believer in Astrology (celestial influences were believed to play a part in alchemical processes). On 11 November 1572, he emerged into the dark of the early evening, after a long stint of alchemical experimentation, and his first glance at the sky showed him an extra star in the constellation of Cassiopeia, almost directly overhead. He instantly summoned his chemical assistant to confirm that the star really was there. He was not the first to see the new star (a supernova) but his observations of it (published in 1574) did much to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the star really belonged to the firmament and was not merely a local phenomenon in the sublunary world (as comets were generally believed to be). The star is now usually known as 'Tycho's supernova'. It turned Tycho's interest back to astronomy. With financial help from the King of Denmark, he went on to set up a purpose-built observatory, on the island of Hveen in Copenhagen Sound. The observatory, called Uraniborg, was equipped with exceptionally large and accurate instruments (and with an alchemical laboratory in its basement). At Uraniborg Tycho made twenty years' worth of astronomical observations. After quarrelling with the new King, Tycho closed down his observatory and sought a place for himself and his instruments at various courts.

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Extractions: Brahe, Tycho Note: the creators of the Galileo Project and this catalogue cannot answer email on genealogical questions. 1. Dates Born: Skane, Denmark (now Sweden), 14 Dec 1546 Died: Prague, 24 Oct 1601 Dateinfo: Dates Certain Lifespan: 2. Father Occupation: Aristocrat Natural father: Otte Brahe, a member of the powerful Brahe family. He was later governor of Helsingborg castle, and, from 1563, a member of the Rigsraad, an approximately 20 member oligarchy that ruled Denmark. Natural mother: Beate Billie, a member of the Billie family, which also had a significant number of seats on the Rigsraad. Foster father: Jorgen Brahe (d. 1565), brother of Otte. Commander first of Traneker, then Naesbyhoved, and finally Vordingsborg castle. By 1558 he had one of the greatest assemblages of fiefs in Denmark. However, this was seriously compromised in the power struggle of 1558 in which Peter Oxe was sent into exile. At this time Jorgen relinquished the fiefs given to him by the King and transfered to Nyboking, a fief given to him by Queen Sophie. He was the vice-admiral of the Danish fleet when he died in 1565. Foster mother: Inger Oxe, member of the Oxe family, which had one member on the Rigsraad. She was the sister of Peter, the strongman who essentially ruled Denmark from about 1566.

The Noble Dane: Images Of Tycho Brahe Museum of the History of Science posts images of oil paintings depicting the 16thcentury Danish astronomer. Read about his life and work. http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/tycho